Press Release

NEW YORK, May 6, 2014: Morgan Lewis is pleased to announce that Business and Finance Practice partner Jonathan D. Morris was named a winner of The M&A Advisor’s 2014 40 Under 40 Recognition Award in the legal advisor category. The award recognizes the leading M&A, financing, and turnaround professionals who have achieved a significant level of success before age 40, and Mr. Morris was selected for his accomplishments from a pool of international nominees by an independent judging panel of business leaders. The M&A Advisor is an organization that facilitates connections and recognizes achievement in the top performers of the M&A, turnaround, and financing industries.

Mr. Morris is co-head of the Mergers and Acquisitions Practice and focuses on domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, and dispositions for clients across numerous industries. He also advises clients on joint ventures, strategic alliances, private placements, commercial contracts, and general corporate and compliance matters. He advises clients across a variety of industries with a particular focus on transactions in the energy, infrastructure and food and beverages sectors, including those involving both publicly traded and privately held corporations, and has represented both strategic and financial acquirers and targets.